Big Stacks Do Battle; Karakousis Takes the Chip Lead
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
![Georgios Karakousis](https://s.pnimg.net/ZhMtB5rK1cMNzwm_ibRl1DKnj971S5JTQS17SMDP-C4/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/ODM5LzYwL3g4NDYy/YjMwMDNlLmpwZw.webp)
Georgios Karakousis opened to 60,000 from under the gun, Ludovic Geilich called on the button, and Martin Kozlov defended his big blind. The flop fell , Kozlov checked, Karakousis checked, and Geilich took the opportunity to bet 98,000. Only Karakousis called.
The turn was the , Karakousis check-called another 236,000 from Geilich, and a fourth diamond - the
- completed the board. Karakousis checked, Geilich immediately fired 498,000, and Karakousis check-raised all in.
Geilich jumped back in his seat, mulled the decision over for no more than 20 seconds, then folded.
"I had the king of diamonds," Geilich sighed.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,275,000
795,000
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795,000 |
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2,893,000
-892,000
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-892,000 |